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Nikon D500
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Nikon D500 in the field

Nikon D500 and SnapBridge Transmitting your images while at the event The SnapBridge Advantage – Download this App today from either the Nikon website (http://snapbridge.nikon.com), Apple App Store® or Google Play™ depending on what type of smart device you own. Introduction A little background information before we get into the meat […]

Tutorials

A Woman’s World Captured Through ND Filters

There are hundreds of blogs out there telling you how to use a Neutral Density Filter (most of which are very technical), but I will be telling you my thought process of “How I use the RealPro ND100 and the RealPro ND500 filters”. So just to give you some sort […]

Destinations

Where is Joel Now?

The term ‘wanderlust’ is defined as the strong desire to travel or explore the world. To say that I have a full-fledged case of wanderlust would certainly be an understatement. About 4 years ago, I was hired for a photography job that allowed me to visit over 80 countries. Ever […]

SPARK Photo Festival and Juried COntest
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SPARK Photo Festival and Juried Contest

The SPARK Photography festival runs every April in the Peterborough, Northumberland and Kawartha Lakes Region and part of this festival is a Juried Exhibition sponsored by HP. Each year we run a Juried Photography Contest from which 30 photographers images will be printed. matted and displayed by SPARK in a […]

Tamron 100-400mm Lens
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Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC Review

Tamron started a new revolution of affordable ultra-telephoto zoom lenses with the SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 VC USD in 2013. The lens was an instant success and spawned a whole new class of lenses. Last year, Tamron launched a second generation of the lens, the G2, which showcased their new build […]

Inspiration

Deer Story

I was recently asked why I am so passionate about photographing deer and at first, I wasn’t sure what to respond. It felt like such a simple question because my love for animals runs deeper than my love for humans, but I decided to take the time to really think […]

Tutorials

High Speed Dogs

Cactus keeps innovating with their V6 II wireless flash transceivers. One of Cactus’ unique features is the ability of V6 and V6 II units to control “cross-brand” speedlights. For example, I can use a Canon flash with my Nikon camera and everything syncs with the shutter! One of my favourite […]

Joel Robison
Destinations

Where is Joel Now?

They say that “the Mountains shall bring Peace to the people” and having spent much of my life in the shadow of the impressive Rocky Mountain range in southeastern British Columbia, I have to agree that time in the mountains increases my feelings of peace. I have spent much of […]

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Panasonic LUMIX G9

Panasonic Canada unveiled the newest model in their line of digital single-lens mirrorless cameras, the Lumix G9, at a press conference held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The new camera features a 20.3-megapixel Digital Live MOS Sensor without low-pass filter and delivers a very impressive set of performance features, […]

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Leica M-P Special Edition Commemorates Canada’s 150th Anniversary

Leica Canada has announced a special limited edition M-P camera to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary. The Leica M-P (Typ 240) “Canada Edition” set will include a special red cowhide leather Leica M-P (Typ 240), a Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2.0 ASPH. lens and a red rope strap. With only 25 units […]